Question

What would the volume be of a box with a width of $2\frac{1}{4}$inches, length $1\frac{1}{2}$inches, and height of $4$ inches?

Answer 1

Find the volume of the box:

Simplify given mixed numbers:

Length $=1\frac{1}{2}$inches

$=\frac{3}{2}$inches

Width $=2\frac{1}{4}\text{inches}$

$=\frac{9}{4}$inches

Height$=4\text{inches}$

The volume of the box is computed as,

$\begin{array}{rcl}\mathrm{Volume}& =& \text{length}\times \text{width}\times \text{height}\\ & =& \frac{3}{2}\times \frac{9}{4}\times 4\\ & =& \frac{27}{2}\\ & =& 13.5\end{array}$

Hence, the volume of the box is $\mathbf{13}\mathbf{.}\mathbf{5}$ cubic inches.